REA, What did ya win?

[Louieman]

Originally Posted by GregMitch34

May seem odd to post this in a "winnings" thread but it might be fun to see comments from people who actually "regret" a win. What I mean is when you bid early and seemingly low--presuming someone will outbid you but you'll have a chance to jump back in--but your bid holds up, and holds up, right to the end. Along the way you may wish you didn't have that money tied up there, or you look at the card or VCP or something else and now feel your bid doesn't look so "low" --and you pray for someone to top you near the end so you can rush and bid on something else....

Last night, for example, I happily lost a couple cards on late bids (both had come to look like bad ideas, especially one with a back issue I hadn't noticed) and so was able to bid and win something else. Also, I bid early on a swell Evers e95 SGC 80, at a well-under-VCP price, because as a type collector I had been looking for a nice e95. After bidding, however, I unexpectedly happened to win elsewhere another HOFer--at SGC 84. So: even at good price, I now had little interested in the Evers. Of course, I ended up winning it last night. No tragedy to be sure (given the price) but if anyone would like it now, let me know!

Funny you say that Greg because yes I have the slightest regrets. I put a bid on the Type 1 version of the Texas Tommy Chief Meyer, just simply to be a part of the bidding game for later. My initial goal was to try to win the Type 2 of the Meyer, but lo and behold the clock kept ticking and no one outbid me on the Type 1, and since I made myself a bidding limit beforehand I wasn't able to go for the Type 2. A little regret, but not too much because the Type 1 was my backup just in case the Type 2 didn't pan out.